It was the kebab van next to the pub there. The guy was in the middle of serving us when someone came out to get him with a pool cue in his hand 'cause it was his shot - gotta love country towns !
We were at 'the beach'. It was a weekend where the weather in Sydney and even the Blue Mountains was pretty woeful - lots of rain, but over the mountains it was great - almost clear skies with lots of sun. We saw just three cars all weekend and had a fabulous boys weekend camping and exploring the area. We got out via the 'walls of brass' exit which although it was still only a little damp was a pretty hair-raising experience - even for two large 4WDs - that clay is just so slippery and rutted.
The guy at the servo told us a wonderful story of a couple in a Hyundai Getz hatchback where the guy had followed the instructions of his GPS to the letter to the point where they had long since gone off a recognised track and had got stuck and it took 2 hours for the NRMA guy to physically get to them - and he's a local. Apparently he had to call the police because the couple started a real ding dong argument with each other over their predicament while he was there.
Yes, I'm thinking ED80 - maybe a cheapish one on an EQ mount I can goto later (still pretty pricey though). Probably better that than something that can get knocked out of colimation by the kind of tracks you find away from the blacktop.
Cheers,
Steve